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a similar fate for houston police sergeant steve perez, trapped in his patrol car. >> as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we couldn't put more officers at risk. what we knew in our hearts was going to be a recovery mission. >> as heartrending as these stories are and these images, keep in mind people have their own stories. this woman just lost her husband. she's 80 years old. this family down here had just finished renovating the house after a flood earlier this summer over memorial day. >> bret: trace gallagher live in houston. thank you. louisiana, as we said, as bracing for major flooding from a reenergized harvey. this on the 12th anniversary of the day hurricane katrina stormed ashore as a category three hurricane. rick leventhal is in lake charles with the latest. good evening. >> good evening, bret. calcasieu parish has been pounded by rain for seven days and they've got more rain today and they are expecting more tonight. they have been seeing waves of it. they expect to get quite a bit more. you've been hearing a lot about the cajun navy. we have examples of some of t
a similar fate for houston police sergeant steve perez, trapped in his patrol car. >> as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we couldn't put more officers at risk. what we knew in our hearts was going to be a recovery mission. >> as heartrending as these stories are and these images, keep in mind people have their own stories. this woman just lost her husband. she's 80 years old. this family down here had just finished renovating the house after a flood earlier this summer...
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one of its victims police sergeant steve perez, who went missing trying to drive into work. >> we couldn't find him. and once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: and the death toll is expected to rise as many people are still missing. six of rick saldivar's families, four children, the youngest just 6 years old, and their great-grandparents, were trapped in their van and swept away by flood waters. rick's brother is believed to be the only survivor. rick spoke to my colleague tom llamas. >> it's been a nightmare just waiting. >> how's your brother doing? >> he's blaming himself of course. he's blaming himself. every time we go to hang up he says i'm so sorry. it's not your fault. you didn't know. >> reporter: rescuers using every measure possible to reach the displaced. this grandmother being rescued out of her flooded home on jet-ski. on rain-soaked streets a caravan of school buses escorted by police. this family had to evacuate their home and a neighbor's. >> we called and we got rescued probably around 11:00. >> who took you guys h
one of its victims police sergeant steve perez, who went missing trying to drive into work. >> we couldn't find him. and once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: and the death toll is expected to rise as many people are still missing. six of rick saldivar's families, four children, the youngest just 6 years old, and their great-grandparents, were trapped in their van and swept away by flood waters. rick's brother is believed to...
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among the lives lost, houston police officer sergeant steve perez. a 34-year-old veteran on his way -- i should say a 34-year veteran, on his way to help victims. >> we did find him. once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning, because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. for in our hearts we knew it was going to be a recovery mission. >> over 18,000 people have now been rescued in houston and the surrounding areas. over 17,000 evacuees are in shelters. president trump surveyed the response efforts firsthand, and he spoke to first responders in a large crowd vowing texas would get through the disaster. >> we're going to get you back and operating immediately. thank you, everybody. what a crowd, what a turnout. i will tell you, this is historic. it is epic. what happened. but you know what? it happened in texas, and texas can handle anything. >> i want to turn now to my co-an for there in tex
among the lives lost, houston police officer sergeant steve perez. a 34-year-old veteran on his way -- i should say a 34-year veteran, on his way to help victims. >> we did find him. once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning, because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. for in our hearts we knew it was going to be a recovery...
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perez drowned when flood waters overcame his vehicle. his wife is devastated. >> she tells me, i told him not to go to work. and his response was, we've got work to do. >> reporter: a pair of 70-year-old reservoirs that protect downtown houston started overflowing, even after engineers began releasing water from them on monday to ease pressure on the dams. but the rain kept coming, and now new fears that more neighborhoods will flood. >> we heard that the flood gates of the dams would be released. we knew we were going to be in for a world of hurt. >> reporter: south of houston, authorities posted a warning on twit they are a levy was breached, urging pe record for rainfall during a tropical system. a weather station reported more than 50 inches, topping the high of 48 state in 1978. in harris county alone, a trillion gallons of rain has fallen over four days, which is more than falls over niagara falls in two weeks. waving a texas flag, president trump toured corpus christi. >> this is historic, it's epic what happened. but you know wha
perez drowned when flood waters overcame his vehicle. his wife is devastated. >> she tells me, i told him not to go to work. and his response was, we've got work to do. >> reporter: a pair of 70-year-old reservoirs that protect downtown houston started overflowing, even after engineers began releasing water from them on monday to ease pressure on the dams. but the rain kept coming, and now new fears that more neighborhoods will flood. >> we heard that the flood gates of the...
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stories like sergeant steve perez, he is the police officer who died. local civilians from texas and neighboring states who are rushing in on boats, on canoes, going door to door to help people and animals to save them, those kinds of stories i think are just incredible for the country sometimes. >> juan: what do you see? >> greg: i see and hear a lot of the same things, were talking about this coming together stuff, it's a shame because it's ignored all year round. the idea of basic good citizenry is actually mocked in the media because the story line and parts of middle america, texas, it's one of oppression, division, and bigotry. you think about all the nonsense causes that take up conflict airspace, i call it conflict airspace where there are these ridiculous fights over bathrooms, over pronouns, micro aggressions, identity politics, gender politics. these are the things that consume people in the media, people in academia, people and entertainment. harvey comes and washes all of that away and reveals what really matters, not these bows are manufac
stories like sergeant steve perez, he is the police officer who died. local civilians from texas and neighboring states who are rushing in on boats, on canoes, going door to door to help people and animals to save them, those kinds of stories i think are just incredible for the country sometimes. >> juan: what do you see? >> greg: i see and hear a lot of the same things, were talking about this coming together stuff, it's a shame because it's ignored all year round. the idea of...
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a 60-year-old sergeant steve perez. he drowned trying to get to work during the flood. >> we couldn't find him. and once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him as much as we wanted to recover him last night we could not put more officers at risk for what we knew in our hearts was going to be a recovery mission. >> heart breaking. more deaths are expected to be linked to this. now missing a family of six, four kids and great grandparents washed away in a van reported zbli countless others still awaiting rescue. officials say at least nine to ten thousand people rescued in the yust area alone between the police fire and coast guard. that include this is rescue of a mother and her baby. of course all that is on the top of the huge nup of private rescues we've been reporting. >> those working to save lives need to rest and recharge. here are exhausted texas national guard troops sacked out on some brand new mattresses in a sleep store showroom. that was in richmond texas which is where w
a 60-year-old sergeant steve perez. he drowned trying to get to work during the flood. >> we couldn't find him. and once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him as much as we wanted to recover him last night we could not put more officers at risk for what we knew in our hearts was going to be a recovery mission. >> heart breaking. more deaths are expected to be linked to this. now missing a family of six, four kids and great grandparents washed...
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there have been at least nine confirmed deaths, including houston police officer, steve perez. he drowned in floodwaters two d days shy of his 61st birthday. >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: the official tally of rescues topping 13,000. but the actual number could be even higher. and still the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houston are still waiting for help. >> it's all the way up to the roofs, guys, up to the eaves. i hate to think there are people in these houses. >> reporter: here in houston, donations are pouring in by the truck load, more needs. >> what can i do for my neighbor. >> reporter: many shelters beyond initial capacity. >> we went from 5,000 to 9,000 no just a few hours' time. we're encouraging people, if they need shelter to come here and seek shelter. we may not have all the amenities for them, like a cot. >> reporter: and in new orleans, residents all too familiar with floods are once again using sandbags on the 12th anniversary of katrina. >> brought back a lot of memories. it really evoked a lot
there have been at least nine confirmed deaths, including houston police officer, steve perez. he drowned in floodwaters two d days shy of his 61st birthday. >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: the official tally of rescues topping 13,000. but the actual number could be even higher. and still the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houston are still waiting for help. >> it's all the way up to the roofs, guys, up to the...
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among those killed, officer steve perez. >> his father-in-law, a korean war veteran from the army, told him not to go. the conditions were so bad. and his response was, we've got work to do. >> president trump and first lady melania trump traveled to texas for an update on the storm, stopping first in corpus christi for a meeting with state officials. >> this was of epic proportion. nobody has ever seen anything like this. and i want to say, working the governor and his entire team has been an honor for us. so thank you very much. and we won't say congratulations. we don't want to do that. we'll congratulated each other when it is all finished. >> the president then appeared this front of cheering supporters. he waved a texas flag making no mention of the victims of the hurricane. >> we are here to take care. it is going well. we're going to get you back and operating immediately. what a crowd, what a turnout. >> the president toured the operations center in austin where he received an uprate on the damage. >> probably there's never been anything so extensive, anything so historic in te
among those killed, officer steve perez. >> his father-in-law, a korean war veteran from the army, told him not to go. the conditions were so bad. and his response was, we've got work to do. >> president trump and first lady melania trump traveled to texas for an update on the storm, stopping first in corpus christi for a meeting with state officials. >> this was of epic proportion. nobody has ever seen anything like this. and i want to say, working the governor and his entire...
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pÉrez quien iba a cumplir 61 aÑos en estos dÍas, muriÓ al conducir su patrulla en la oscuridad. >> esta maÑana a las 8:00 de la maÑana, lo encontramos yy tuve el honor de ir a la casa de su familia y decirle a su seÑora que su esposo, muriÓ haciendo lo que se dedicÓ 34 aÑos. en servicio. pedro: la familia saldivar estÁ sumida en la incertidumbre ya que seis de sus miembros desaparecieron al ser arrastrados por las fuerzas de las Áreas. por ahora la madre y la abuela materna de los otro menores envueltos en la tragedia, se niegan a creer de que puedan estar muertos. >> que se unan conmigo para ir a buscarlos. los quiero hallar. no sÉ si alguien los ayudÓ. pedro: entre tanto, los gramÁticos rescates continÚan registrÁndose por toda el área y ya se contabilizan mÁs de 13,000 acciones de socorro en houston yy ciudades vecinas. >> mis hermanos estaban un poco aasustados. >> no sabemos cÓmo estÁn las cosas. me gustarÍa salir de houston. pedro: en este espacio verme los miles de evacuados. y mientras cae la noche, la ciudad estÁ considerando la apertura de mÁs albergues y a
pÉrez quien iba a cumplir 61 aÑos en estos dÍas, muriÓ al conducir su patrulla en la oscuridad. >> esta maÑana a las 8:00 de la maÑana, lo encontramos yy tuve el honor de ir a la casa de su familia y decirle a su seÑora que su esposo, muriÓ haciendo lo que se dedicÓ 34 aÑos. en servicio. pedro: la familia saldivar estÁ sumida en la incertidumbre ya que seis de sus miembros desaparecieron al ser arrastrados por las fuerzas de las Áreas. por ahora la madre y la abuela materna de...
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there have been nine confirmed deaths including steve perez who died in flood waters. >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: the official tally of rescues topping 13,000 but the number could be higher. and still the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houston are waiting for help. >> all the way up to the roofs, guys. i hate to think there are people in these houses. >> reporter: linda was stranded in her car for two days. >> all i can say is there are angels out here. >> reporter: in houston donations are pouring in and yet there is more need. >> it's good. it touches you to the core. what can i do for my neighbor? >> reporter: many shelters beyond capacity. >> we went from 5,000 to 9,000 in a few hours. we are encouraging people to come here and seek shelter. we may not have all the amenities like a cot. >> reporter: in new orleans, residents all too familiar with floods are using sandbags on the 12th anniversary of katrina. >> it evoked a lot of memories and heart break. >> reporter: no city welcomed residents of new orleans than houston. an
there have been nine confirmed deaths including steve perez who died in flood waters. >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: the official tally of rescues topping 13,000 but the number could be higher. and still the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houston are waiting for help. >> all the way up to the roofs, guys. i hate to think there are people in these houses. >> reporter: linda was stranded in her car for two...
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." >>> the houston police officer who was killed, was identified today as sergeant steve perez. he drowned in his patrol car sunday. houston police chief art acevedo said perez's wife didn't want him to go to work. but he wanted to go do his job. >> so, i couldn't find him. and, once the dive team got there it was too treacherous to, to go under and look for him. so, we made a decision. to leave officers there, waiting until the morning. because as much as we want to recover him last night, we could not put, more officers at risk. we knew it was going to be a recovery mission. we kept his wife apprised. though we had hey high prob built fee probability he was gone. we hold on to hope. this morning, 8:00 a.m., the dive team was out there, their number one priority. within 20 minutes they found him. >> sergeant perez was 60 years old. he spent 34 years on the force. houston's flood control system has been stretched to the breaking point. today, two reservoirs overflowed. and a levee failed sending more watt near neighborhood where people are still trying to escape. david begnaud h
." >>> the houston police officer who was killed, was identified today as sergeant steve perez. he drowned in his patrol car sunday. houston police chief art acevedo said perez's wife didn't want him to go to work. but he wanted to go do his job. >> so, i couldn't find him. and, once the dive team got there it was too treacherous to, to go under and look for him. so, we made a decision. to leave officers there, waiting until the morning. because as much as we want to recover...
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there have been nine confirmed deaths including houston police officer steve perez, drowning in flood waters, two days shy of his 61st birthday. >> it was too treacherous to look for him. >> the rescues totaling 13,000 and still they pour in. more than a thousand in houston are waiting for help. >> linda says she was stranded in her car with rising flood water for two days. >> all i can say is there are angels out here. help is pouring in by the truckload and there is still more need. >> it's gut wrenching. what can i do for my neighbors? >> we encourage people if they need shelter to come here to seek shelter. we may not have the amenities for them like a cot. those in new orleans are using sandbags on the 12th anniversary of katrina. >> it evoked memories and heartbreak. >> houston's mayor says no city welcomed more from katrina than houston. >> reporting live from houston, lana zach. back to you. >> chad pradelli hit the ground in texas surveying the flood zone. he's facing an emergency situation in the suburbs. chad, what is the latest where you are in texas tonight? >> >> the eva
there have been nine confirmed deaths including houston police officer steve perez, drowning in flood waters, two days shy of his 61st birthday. >> it was too treacherous to look for him. >> the rescues totaling 13,000 and still they pour in. more than a thousand in houston are waiting for help. >> linda says she was stranded in her car with rising flood water for two days. >> all i can say is there are angels out here. help is pouring in by the truckload and there is...
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there have been nine confirmed deaths including steve perez who died in flood waters. >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: the official tally of rescues topping 13,000 but the number could be higher. and still the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houston are waiting for help. >> all the way up to the roofs, guys. i hate to think there are people in these houses. >> reporter: linda was stranded in her car for two days. >> all i can say is there are angels out here. >> reporter: in houston donations are pouring in and yet there is more need. >> it's good. it touches you to the core. what can i do for my neighbor? >> reporter: many shelters beyond capacity. >> we went from 5,000 to 9,000 in a few hours. we are encouraging people to come here and seek shelter. we may not have all the amenities like a cot. >> reporter: in new orleans, residents all too familiar with floods are using sandbags on the 12th anniversary of katrina. >> it evoked a lot of memories and heart break. >> reporter: no city welcomed residents of new orleans than houston. an
there have been nine confirmed deaths including steve perez who died in flood waters. >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: the official tally of rescues topping 13,000 but the number could be higher. and still the calls for rescue continue to pour in. more than 1,000 in houston are waiting for help. >> all the way up to the roofs, guys. i hate to think there are people in these houses. >> reporter: linda was stranded in her car for two...
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among those killed sergeant steve perez, a houston police officer who became trapped in his squad car on his way to work. officer perez's wife urged her husband not to go to work on sunday due to the dangerous conditions. the death toll stands at eight but is expected to climb in. houston meg oliver, kpix5. >>> kpix5 meteorologist paul deanno is tracking harvey's path tonight. >> we are seeing a second landfall iminnocent in southwestern louisiana, but the big story continues to be the rafallinwhichotoann h ulkfas h and hgalveston, but, man, is i pouring just to the east. go about 70 miles east and you've got beaumont and port arthur, texas. they set a record daily rainfall total today. it rained 20 inches there and that heavy rainfall will stretch east to louisiana, parts of houston, texas, receiving 300,000 gallons of water in five days in an average 1/4 acre lot, 51 inches of rainfall. local forecast and more on the storm coming up in a few minutes. >> paul, thank you. >>> tonight an evacuee from the bay area told kpix5's joe vazquez she had just five minutes to pack up and get out
among those killed sergeant steve perez, a houston police officer who became trapped in his squad car on his way to work. officer perez's wife urged her husband not to go to work on sunday due to the dangerous conditions. the death toll stands at eight but is expected to climb in. houston meg oliver, kpix5. >>> kpix5 meteorologist paul deanno is tracking harvey's path tonight. >> we are seeing a second landfall iminnocent in southwestern louisiana, but the big story continues to...
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a 34 year veteran of the houston police department sergeant steve perez, drowned in his patrol car when it became trapped in flood we'res on his way to work sunday. his wife asked him to stay home. he said he had work to do. then there are the neighbors in houston who formed a hup chain to help a woman in labor get out of her apartment and on her way to the hospital. the u.s. coast guard who flew in to pull a mother and baby off the roof of a house as the water grew dangerously close. neighbors were jumping into help with everything they could find from motor boats to paddle boats to jet skis to make trips to their communities to pull anyone who was stuck to safety. let's bring in our panel, white house reporter polito, matthew nussbaum, anita kumar and columnist for the chicago tribune charns page. clarence, i'll start with you. the expectations and hopes were relatively low about president trump's performance out there. the idea that he wouldn't be critical of his predecessors or blame someone came true. that didn't happen. but as those newspaper headlines say, he still talked about h
a 34 year veteran of the houston police department sergeant steve perez, drowned in his patrol car when it became trapped in flood we'res on his way to work sunday. his wife asked him to stay home. he said he had work to do. then there are the neighbors in houston who formed a hup chain to help a woman in labor get out of her apartment and on her way to the hospital. the u.s. coast guard who flew in to pull a mother and baby off the roof of a house as the water grew dangerously close. neighbors...
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one of the deaths in houston ignored by president trump is police sergeant steve perez who had been missing since sunday morning. >> we can't find him and once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put another one officer at risk for what we knew in our hearts would be a recovery mission. >> president trump did not mention sergeant perez today. and he has not tweeted about sergeant perez today and he has tweeted about some unrelated, idiotic trumpian things. hurricane harvey now a tropical storm has broken the record for the most rain of any storm in the continental united states ever. harvey could make a second landfall near houston tomorrow morning. the red cross says 17,000 people are in shelters across texas tonight. here's houston's mayor sylvester turner this afternoon. >> with respect to shelters, we have expanded our capacity. the reality is that not only are we providing shelter for houstonians but we're
one of the deaths in houston ignored by president trump is police sergeant steve perez who had been missing since sunday morning. >> we can't find him and once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put another one officer at risk for what we knew in our hearts would be a recovery mission. >> president...
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steve perez, husband and father of two, he left home to report to work. his vehicle was trapped in floodwaters and his body was recovered on tuesday morning. >> we could not put any more officers at risk. we knew that it was going to be a recovery mission. >> six members of one family, and a pair of grandparents and for grandchildren loss. a van, swept away in the flood. waters remain high in and around houston, and people are stranded or trapped. and dozens of boats and ground crews were deployed. >> there are multiple areas. it could be ankle-deep or neck deep. whatever area you are crossing. >> some spots flooded for the first time since harvey it. - - some spots flooded for the - - some spots flooded for the first time. [ indiscernible ] >> we drove very fast. >> and armada continued back and forth, ferrying people to safety. >> every person of every background, doctor or nurse got construction worker or whatever, everyone comes together, we are all helping one another. >> this man came from louisiana with friends and a boat, rescuing 60 people from h
steve perez, husband and father of two, he left home to report to work. his vehicle was trapped in floodwaters and his body was recovered on tuesday morning. >> we could not put any more officers at risk. we knew that it was going to be a recovery mission. >> six members of one family, and a pair of grandparents and for grandchildren loss. a van, swept away in the flood. waters remain high in and around houston, and people are stranded or trapped. and dozens of boats and ground...
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where were the tweets about officer steve perez who lost his life at 4:00 a.m., took to the streets out to help americans. these are heroes, we need to rally around these victims, lift up the victims instead of tearing down the first lady because of her shoe choice, this is absurd. >> sean: joe you are distinct in the media camp, i love the people who are media critics like that guy at "the washington post," with his 30,000 twitter followers as if we care. when it becomes his personal over the first lady. if it was a democrat first lady, michelle obama, and you talked about her clothes on national tv, why do i know that it would have been handled a lotot differently? why do these people that claim a monopoly for compassion for poor people, claiming to be on the right side civil rights, gay rights, inti this particular case on the side of women. how did they get away with this? >> you have to look at precedence you have to look at sandy and the coverage around that with president obama and trump now. the elite here, is how has the president, fema, u.s. government, local resources, first
where were the tweets about officer steve perez who lost his life at 4:00 a.m., took to the streets out to help americans. these are heroes, we need to rally around these victims, lift up the victims instead of tearing down the first lady because of her shoe choice, this is absurd. >> sean: joe you are distinct in the media camp, i love the people who are media critics like that guy at "the washington post," with his 30,000 twitter followers as if we care. when it becomes his...
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we've got 6500 employees and i knew who steve perez was because he was a sweet, gentle, public servant. and she tells me, i told him not to go to work. his father-in-law who was a korean war veteran from the army, combat veteran, we told him not to go. because the conditions were so bad. his response was, we've got work to do. and here's a man that didn't spend you know, 20 minutes and then come back and say i tried. he spent close to 2 1/2 hours because he has that in his dna. and so i told his wife, let me ask you something, ma'am. if the lord was going to take him today, how do you think he would want to go, laying in bed, watching a disaster or doing what he's done for 34 years? and the smile that overcame that woman's face, his beautiful wife said it all. if it was his turn to go, she said, this is the way he would have wanted to go. >> officer perez's colleagues remembering him today. he was a 34-year veteran of the houston police force. for ways you can help those affected by harvey, go to cnn.com/impact. cnn.com/impact. >>> breaking news tonight, the storm expected to make land
we've got 6500 employees and i knew who steve perez was because he was a sweet, gentle, public servant. and she tells me, i told him not to go to work. his father-in-law who was a korean war veteran from the army, combat veteran, we told him not to go. because the conditions were so bad. his response was, we've got work to do. and here's a man that didn't spend you know, 20 minutes and then come back and say i tried. he spent close to 2 1/2 hours because he has that in his dna. and so i told...
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the death toll is at 16 including sergeant steve perez. a highly respected 34 year veteran of the houston police force. >> we couldn't find him. and once they got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. and we made a decision to leave officers there, waiting until the morning and because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. it is a recovery mission. >> for the latest we'll go to trace in king wood, texas. >> we are about the last rescue boat out tonight. this is the golf club community. we have not seen anybody. the crew we are with. the man on his balcony had food and water and electricity and not leaving. you can see some of the homes have electricity. but the water is risinged in. if you don't leave now. we are about the last boat out. you are going to ride it out for the night and the betting that the water will not get higher. it appears that the water is not going down at this point in time. they rescued 400 people out of this area. in lake houston. and we saw peo
the death toll is at 16 including sergeant steve perez. a highly respected 34 year veteran of the houston police force. >> we couldn't find him. and once they got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. and we made a decision to leave officers there, waiting until the morning and because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. it is a recovery mission. >> for the latest we'll go to trace in king wood, texas....
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steve perez - was 60 years old- had worked for the department for 34 years. police say he perez left home around 4 a-m sunday...he was headed to work when he became trapped in his patrol car in rising water. he leaves behind a wife and a son and daughter. his wife and father in law pleaded with him not to report to work sunday...but perez said...we've got work to do. <"couldn't find him, once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go down there. so we made the decision to leave officers there, waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover them last night, we could not put more officers at risk. the smile that overcame that woman's face of his beautiful wife said it all. 'if it was his turn to go' she said, 'this is the way he would have wanted to go.'> (grant) as for shelters - one houston convention center is double its original capacity...10-thousand evacuees are there...and now the city's other convention center being converted into a one. this new one...right next to the stadium where the houston texans play football...just
steve perez - was 60 years old- had worked for the department for 34 years. police say he perez left home around 4 a-m sunday...he was headed to work when he became trapped in his patrol car in rising water. he leaves behind a wife and a son and daughter. his wife and father in law pleaded with him not to report to work sunday...but perez said...we've got work to do.
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late this afternoon they confirmed that sergeant steve perez died after being trapped in high water. it happened while he was driving to work on sunday. harvey continue s to linger over the gulf coast region, so far more than 13,000 people have been rescued in huss ton and surning areas. president trump visited texas today receiving on the ground briefings in corpus christi and a austin. meanwhile a masstive volunteer effort is underway in texas with people coming in to help from across the country. that includes dozens of first responders and volunteers from our era. fox5's lindsay watts joins us now with more. >>reporter: he just got off the phone about an hour ago with a red cross volunteer who has been in houston since thursday. art shaw conditions are improving but he thinks months of recover require still to come. i'll let him tell you what he's seeing trouble with that audio. we will try to have that for you right now. the rain has topped i've seen the sunset. i haven't seen a sunset, that's was he ' behind me in quite a few days, about you that doesn't mean it's over, there's
late this afternoon they confirmed that sergeant steve perez died after being trapped in high water. it happened while he was driving to work on sunday. harvey continue s to linger over the gulf coast region, so far more than 13,000 people have been rescued in huss ton and surning areas. president trump visited texas today receiving on the ground briefings in corpus christi and a austin. meanwhile a masstive volunteer effort is underway in texas with people coming in to help from across the...
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pÉrez qquien se ahogo en su patrulla intentando socorrer a los damnificados. una pesadilla serÍa la mejor palabra para describir lo que estÁ sucediendo en esto momento en houston. como pueden ver, el lago me llega solamente hasta el tobillo, sin embargo en grandes partes de la ciudad llegan a 50 pulgadas de altura. bien me dice la gente de esta comunidad que la policÍa todavÍa no había llegado a esta zona y fue la misma gente que empezÓ a rescatar a sus vecinos. gran parte de ellos son indocumentados y como estÁbamos viendo, tienen muchÍsimo miedo de los albergues porque piensan que las autoridades les van a pedir documentos aunque el alcalde dice que esto no va a ocurrir. enrique: las 50 pulgadas que mencionabas representan un rÉcord histÓrico. la mayor acumulaciÓn de agua en la historia del paÍs. la familia saldivar sigue en calidad de desaparecida. las autoridades no han podido confirmar quÉ fue lo que sucediÓ. pedro: el drama que dejan las histÓricas inundaciones que sumergen a houston y al sureste de texas, se intensifica para una familia h
pÉrez qquien se ahogo en su patrulla intentando socorrer a los damnificados. una pesadilla serÍa la mejor palabra para describir lo que estÁ sucediendo en esto momento en houston. como pueden ver, el lago me llega solamente hasta el tobillo, sin embargo en grandes partes de la ciudad llegan a 50 pulgadas de altura. bien me dice la gente de esta comunidad que la policÍa todavÍa no había llegado a esta zona y fue la misma gente que empezÓ a rescatar a sus vecinos. gran parte de ellos son...
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the death toll from harvey is rising, sergeant steve perez a houston police officer was killed when he became trapped in floodwaters on his way to work.>> when our team got there it was too treacherous to go look for him. >> thousands of evacuees are crowding into houston's downtown convention center. >> it will be an extended period of time but we will be here as long as we needed. >> evacuees are coming to the center even though it filled up within hours after opening, the mayor is asking fema to open another shelter to accommodate 10,000 more evacuees. >> we are not turning anyone away but we do need to expand our capabilities and our capacity. >> the tropical storm is back over the gulf and will make second landfall tomorrow just east of houston. >> some good news in all of the devastation it has finally stopped raining in houston for now. a couple hours ago i finally saw some blue skies for the first time in five days.>> that is good to hear, can you tell us why the mayor has imposed the overnight curfew? >> it comes down to looting and crime unfortunately. there have been reports
the death toll from harvey is rising, sergeant steve perez a houston police officer was killed when he became trapped in floodwaters on his way to work.>> when our team got there it was too treacherous to go look for him. >> thousands of evacuees are crowding into houston's downtown convention center. >> it will be an extended period of time but we will be here as long as we needed. >> evacuees are coming to the center even though it filled up within hours after opening,...
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a tearful police chief announced sergeant steve perez drowned sunday, trying to get to work.tr >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made the decision to leave officers there, waiting until the morning because, as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. >> reporter: all the while, the rain keeps falling., that's because harvey-- still a tropical storm-- is back in thes gulf of mexico, soaking up new moisture. it's expected to make a second landfall tomorrow near houston, dumping even more rain on southeastern texas and southwestern louisiana. in corpus christi, where the storm first made landfall friday night, skies were blue as air force one touched down today. president trump was flanked by texas officials and members ofmb his cabinet at the corpus christi firehouse, before heading to austin.n. >> we want to do it better than ever before. we want to be looked at in five years, in ten years from now, ai "this is the way to do it." this was of epic proportion. nobody's ever seen anything like this. >> reporter: fema
a tearful police chief announced sergeant steve perez drowned sunday, trying to get to work.tr >> it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made the decision to leave officers there, waiting until the morning because, as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. >> reporter: all the while, the rain keeps falling., that's because harvey-- still a tropical storm-- is back in thes gulf of mexico, soaking up new moisture. it's...
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el jefe de polica de esa ciudad confirm la muerte del sargento "steve perez" de 60 aÑos. --"perez" fue visto por ultima vez el domingo, cuando otros oficiales lanzaron una bsqueda para encontrarlo cuando no se report a trabajar el lunes, encontraron su patrulla en una zona inundada. blanca ---el albergue ms grande que habilit la ciudad de houston para los damnificados ya rebas su capacidad, cientos de personas siguen llegando. cesar ---y cada una de ellas.. ha vivido una experiencia que jams olvidarn.. . ---"dalila garza" est ah precisamente y nos tiene ms detalles.... take pkg 0;01 patricia 0;12 banner 0;38 rigoberto 1;06 nancy take pkg sot:patricia iglesias/damnifica da desolada y sin saber cul ser su futuro la sra patricia iglesias acompaÑada de sus dos nietos, an no puede creer que harvey se llev todo lo suyo sot:patricia iglesias/damnifica da sot/rigoberto martinez/damnific ado ellos son originarios del salvador y tenan diez aÑos viviendo en houston sot/llegaron al albergue en el centro de convenciones donde no slo recibieron techo y comida sino tambin apoyo de su
el jefe de polica de esa ciudad confirm la muerte del sargento "steve perez" de 60 aÑos. --"perez" fue visto por ultima vez el domingo, cuando otros oficiales lanzaron una bsqueda para encontrarlo cuando no se report a trabajar el lunes, encontraron su patrulla en una zona inundada. blanca ---el albergue ms grande que habilit la ciudad de houston para los damnificados ya rebas su capacidad, cientos de personas siguen llegando. cesar ---y cada una de ellas.. ha vivido una...
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the houston police officer who was killed was identified today as sergeant steve perez. he drowned in his patrol car sunday. houston police chief art acevedo said perez's wife didn't want him to go to work, but he wanted to go do his job. >> so, we couldn't find him. and once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk for what we knew in our hearts was going to be a recovery mission. we kept his wife apprised, even though we had a high probability that he was gone. we don't-- we always hold on to hope. ng a morning at 8:00 a.m., the dive team was out there again, which was their number one priority, and within 20 minutes they found him. >> o'donnell: sergeant perez was 60 years old. he spent 34 years on the force. houston's flood control system has been stretched to the breaking point. today, two reservoirs overflowed and a levee failed, sending more water into neighborhood
the houston police officer who was killed was identified today as sergeant steve perez. he drowned in his patrol car sunday. houston police chief art acevedo said perez's wife didn't want him to go to work, but he wanted to go do his job. >> so, we couldn't find him. and once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could...
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at least eight confirmed deaths, including houston police sergeant, steve perez, who drowned in flood waters just two days shy of his 61st birthday. >> we couldn't find him, and once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him, so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk for we knew in our hearts it was going to be a recovery mission. >> reporter: many more missing. including six of rick saldovar's family members. four children, the youngest just 6 years old, and their great grandparents. they were trapped in their van and swept away by flood waters. rick's brother, the only survivor. >> it's been a nightmare just waiting. >> reporter: how's your brother doing? >> he is blaming himself, of course. he keeps blaming himself. every time we go to hang up, he says, i'm so sorry. it's not your fault. you didn't know. >> reporter: and there still is chaos in some parts of the houston area. at this supermarket in the northeast section of t
at least eight confirmed deaths, including houston police sergeant, steve perez, who drowned in flood waters just two days shy of his 61st birthday. >> we couldn't find him, and once our dive team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him, so we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk for we knew in our hearts it was going to be a recovery mission....
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. >> here is sergeant steve perez. the veteran officer died on sunday trying to help others. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> sergeant perez was one of eight people killed by the storm. the number could jump once officials release details about family of six also believed to be dead. >> more than 10,000 people have been rescued with efforts going strong tonight. last night 17,000 people stayed mo shelters. rere this evening. there will many stories of people looking out for one another. >> we begin our team coverage with laura anthony. she's opinibeen helping our sis station all day. she's live now in katy, texas north of houston. >> reporter: this is where we've been all day. focus of a lot of efforts here in terms of the rescue and bringing people out. you can see behind me, this is a neighborhood called cinco ranch. it's in katy, texas. we're west of houston. the situation despite the fact it hasn't been raining that much has gotten worse over the last 24 hours. let's show you what it looked like earlier today when we went out on a boat. these are just citizen rescue crews
. >> here is sergeant steve perez. the veteran officer died on sunday trying to help others. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> sergeant perez was one of eight people killed by the storm. the number could jump once officials release details about family of six also believed to be dead. >> more than 10,000 people have been rescued with efforts going strong tonight. last night 17,000 people stayed mo shelters. rere this evening. there will many stories of people looking out for...
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sergeant steve perez, a houston police officer, was killed, when he became trapped in floodwaters on his way to work. >> we couldn't find him. once we got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: thousands of storm evacuees are crowding into houston's downtown convention center. >> it will be an extended period of time but we will be here for folks as long as they need us. >> reporter: more than 9000 have showed up to the convention center. it was only supposed to hold 5000. the owner is asking fema to host another 10,000 evacuees. >> we are not turning anyone away, but it does mean we need to expand our capabilities and our capacity. >> reporter: the tropical storm is back over the gulf and is expected to make a second landfall tomorrow just east of houston. and i just got an update a few minutes ago, there are at least 10,000 people inside the convention center here. officials are opening up another major swelter just -- shelter just down the road, at the toyota basketball center. >> you are standing in front of some pretty heavy traffic. our people
sergeant steve perez, a houston police officer, was killed, when he became trapped in floodwaters on his way to work. >> we couldn't find him. once we got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. >> reporter: thousands of storm evacuees are crowding into houston's downtown convention center. >> it will be an extended period of time but we will be here for folks as long as they need us. >> reporter: more than 9000 have showed up to the convention...
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sergeant steve perez died answering the call to duty sunday morning. he was 60 years old, a 34-year veteran of the houston police department. a dive team recovered his body. the police chief of houston spoke about this, this afternoon. >> we called for our dive people. we even used one of our -- what do they call them in louisiana, god bless them. our american cajun navy. they helped us look for him. so it was too treacherous out there to go under and look for him. so we made the decision to leave officers there, waiting until the morning, because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put nor officers at risk. >> in addition to the loss of sergeant perez, many members of the houston police department are dealing with other strains. moments ago, houston's mayor include damaged homes indeed those of 200 houston police officers. the cheep joief joins us now by. let me express our condolences to you, and the members of the family of sergeant perperez. what do you want people to know about this 34-year veteran of the force? >> i want
sergeant steve perez died answering the call to duty sunday morning. he was 60 years old, a 34-year veteran of the houston police department. a dive team recovered his body. the police chief of houston spoke about this, this afternoon. >> we called for our dive people. we even used one of our -- what do they call them in louisiana, god bless them. our american cajun navy. they helped us look for him. so it was too treacherous out there to go under and look for him. so we made the decision...
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traffic enforcement officer steve perez - who was 60 years old- had worked for the department for 34 years. police say he perez left home around 4 a-m sunday...he was headed to work when he became trapped in his patrol car in rising water. (grant) the chief says... the officer perez's death is hitting the department hard, especially because so many officers are stressed from working non-stop saving lives. (vicki) it seems like there is no end in sight for tropical storm harvey. (grant) let's bring in chief meteorologist brittney shipp who is tracking the storm's path. brit? relief from the heat will continue through wednesday as an upper level trough pushes inland across the pacific northwest. this will bring cooler conditions to coastal and valley locations with overnight/morning low clouds. a significant warming trend is forecast to begin on thursday and continue through the upcoming weekend with oppressive heat possible for interior and higher elevation locations. (vicki) bay area residents with and without texas roots are leaning in to help out those affected by hurricane harvey.
traffic enforcement officer steve perez - who was 60 years old- had worked for the department for 34 years. police say he perez left home around 4 a-m sunday...he was headed to work when he became trapped in his patrol car in rising water. (grant) the chief says... the officer perez's death is hitting the department hard, especially because so many officers are stressed from working non-stop saving lives. (vicki) it seems like there is no end in sight for tropical storm harvey. (grant) let's...
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that includes officer sergeant steve perez. houston police said the 34-year-old veteran died. -- the 34-year veteran died after entering high water while reporting the duty. 17,000 people stayed in he is c -- rescue shelters last night. the red cross planned for only 5,000. world news tweeted the head of fema will not become the superdome in reference of the brutal conditions for hurricane katrina evacuees. the city of houston wants all people to be protected. we will not ask for immigration status or papers at any shelters. right now 30% of harris county is under water. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is on the ground in texas with a look at the conditions. >> reporter: this is the grand mission neighborhood. let me show you behind me. this is the area they have been doing water rescues all night into today. the water has come down a little bit. there's still a lot of folks back in there. we have seen airboats. looked down the way or harlem road. i believe that's a sheriff's boat down there. we're looking north. the grand mi
that includes officer sergeant steve perez. houston police said the 34-year-old veteran died. -- the 34-year veteran died after entering high water while reporting the duty. 17,000 people stayed in he is c -- rescue shelters last night. the red cross planned for only 5,000. world news tweeted the head of fema will not become the superdome in reference of the brutal conditions for hurricane katrina evacuees. the city of houston wants all people to be protected. we will not ask for immigration...
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a 34-year veteran of the police force, sergeant steve perez. his wife is devastated and says that she hadn't wanted him to go into work that day. he said there was work to do. so here in houston, overnight, we expect these water rescues to continue. and the question will be, how long will this water be around? authorities say some homes could be inundated for up to a month. steve? >> gabe gutierrez on the ground in houston. thank you for that. meanwhile, the president, donald trump, he traveled to texas today. he praised the recovery efforts while meeting with state officials and emergency responders. trump was accompanied by the first lady melania trump. the head of fema warned of a long and frustrating recovery, president trump offered an optimistic assessment and said texas can hand anything. ? we want to do it better than ever before. we want to look at five years, ten years from now as this is the way to do it. this was of epic proportion. nobody has ever seen anything like this. >> trump had this message for texas governor greg abbott. >>
a 34-year veteran of the police force, sergeant steve perez. his wife is devastated and says that she hadn't wanted him to go into work that day. he said there was work to do. so here in houston, overnight, we expect these water rescues to continue. and the question will be, how long will this water be around? authorities say some homes could be inundated for up to a month. steve? >> gabe gutierrez on the ground in houston. thank you for that. meanwhile, the president, donald trump, he...
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. >> martha: then the story of a hero steve perez just shy of 61st birthday. he insisted that morning on getting to work in patrol car to save lives before hurricane harvey claimed him as one the its first victims. his chief remembered his bravery today. watch this. >> sergeant steve perez who had been on again like the mayor said for 34 years aseened to the traffic enforcement division. left his home at 4:00 a.m. left his home in heavy rain. he spent about two and a half hours driving around trying to get to his duty station. we couldn't find him. and once our dive team got there it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night we could not put more officers at risk. for we knew in our hearts it was going to be a recovery mission. we had the privilege of notifying his wife and son and extended family at their home that he died, that he laid down his life. i'm heart ofenned by two things. number one, i got to learn that he is a famili
. >> martha: then the story of a hero steve perez just shy of 61st birthday. he insisted that morning on getting to work in patrol car to save lives before hurricane harvey claimed him as one the its first victims. his chief remembered his bravery today. watch this. >> sergeant steve perez who had been on again like the mayor said for 34 years aseened to the traffic enforcement division. left his home at 4:00 a.m. left his home in heavy rain. he spent about two and a half hours...
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perez drowned when floodwaters overcame his vehicle as he tried to get to work. his wife is devastated. >> she tells me, i told him not to go to work. his response was, we've got work to do. >> reporter: today a pair of 70-year-old houston started overflowing, even after engineers began releasing water from them on monday to ease pressure on the dams. but the rain kept coming, and now new fears that more neighborhoods that the city along the main bayous might flood. some residents thought the worst had passed, now a frantic rush to get out. >> we heard the floodgates of the dams had been released. we knew we would be in for a world of hurt and had to get out of there fast. >> reporter: a warning posted on twitter that a levee was breached, urging people to get out now. harvey has shattered the u.s. record for rainfall during a tropical system. a weather station near houston reported more than 50 inches of rain, topping the previous high of 48 inches set in 1978. in harris county alone, a trillion gallons of rain has fallen over four days, which is more than flows
perez drowned when floodwaters overcame his vehicle as he tried to get to work. his wife is devastated. >> she tells me, i told him not to go to work. his response was, we've got work to do. >> reporter: today a pair of 70-year-old houston started overflowing, even after engineers began releasing water from them on monday to ease pressure on the dams. but the rain kept coming, and now new fears that more neighborhoods that the city along the main bayous might flood. some residents...
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the chief broke down today describing how steve perez got caught in floodwaters and trapped in the car.>> we couldn't find them. and once our team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we had to make the decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him, we could not put another officer at risk. >> they say the officer was on his way to work when he drowned.>>> i'm alyana gomez. 15 is the death toll so far since friday. president trump landed in texas and pledged to do whatever he can to help the suffering. >> reporter: hi as harvey continues to linger, the deadly flood threat continues. in houston alone, they have had to rescue some 3500 people.>> this was of epic proportion. nobody's ever seen anything like this. >> reporter: president trump visited tuesday receiving on the ground briefings in corpus christi and austin. this is as water rescues continued in houston and surrounding regions. >> there are currently 3000 texas guardsmen on duty today. it will go to 4000 over the next 24 hours.>> reporter: w
the chief broke down today describing how steve perez got caught in floodwaters and trapped in the car.>> we couldn't find them. and once our team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so we had to make the decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him, we could not put another officer at risk. >> they say the officer was on his way to work when he drowned.>>> i'm alyana gomez. 15 is the...